Hello From Louisiana

[CabinFever47]

Hello guys and gals,

My name is Blake and I am a songwriter/guitarist from Shreveport, Louisiana. I sing, play guitar, bass, drums, some piano, and have dabbled with trumpet as well. I've been writing music since I was sixteen and am now twenty-six years old. I originally followed heavily the classic rock greats, moved on to '90s era hard rock, and have now settled on modern alt. country/folk/indie rock of a similar nature to Wilco, My Morning Jacket, and the like.

I'm here because I've been out of the loop for a few years now and need to reevaluate my process now that the nature of my work has changed a bit. Having written more songs than I can remember, I need some help regrouping and harnessing my talents. I have a small, modest home recording studio and more guitar gear than is healthy for me.

My main musical history:

In high school, I did a lot of southern/folkish songwriting. One of my crowning moments was a song I wrote during my senior year of high school. After some begging and deliberation, I agreed to play it at graduation. This is the moment that I still write for, as people were genuinely connected to that song. Having said that, I've yet to replicate that and would love nothing more than to be able to touch people in a meaningful way with song.

I was also in a hard rock band for a number of years as a rhythm guitarist/front man. A lot of bad writing habits were developed during this time, as the genre did not require sensible lyrics and the overall format was oversimplified. Nonetheless, I learned a lot.

So this is my introduction. I hope to learn a lot from the members here and to possibly make some genuine songwriting friends.

Thanks for having me,

Blake

[john]

Hi and welcome to Songstuff Blake. nice intro

[CabinFever47]

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys!

[Mahesh]

Welcome aboard Blake